Hi, I have a C-Media AC97 audio device which seems to have stopped working and I now have no sound. Any ideas how this can be fixed or where I can go to get a free download of a driver update. Many thanks
Tony
Have you tried reinstalling your drivers through Device Manager?
You’ll have to find out which C-Media chip you have, but you can download the drivers straight off C-Media’s website.
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Have you tried reinstalling your drivers through Device Manager?
You’ll have to find out which C-Media chip you have, but you can download the drivers straight off C-Media’s website.
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Many thanks for help will give this a try.
Tony
You can also download a program called (Belarc or Everest )
They are hardware identifiers, they will tell you all about what is in your computer.
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Hi, I have a C-Media AC97 audio device which seems to have stopped working and I now have no sound. Any ideas how this can be fixed or where I can go to get a free download of a driver update. Many thanks
Tony
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firstly is it onboard sound and if so is it enabled in th BIOS, next physically look at the sound card or mobo and look for a chip that is about 15mm x 10mm and it will say something like “AudioExcel” on the first line and the exact model on the next line e.g. "CMI8738 / PCI